Colonialism and Grammatical Representation : John Gilchrist and the Analysis of the 'Hindustani' Language in the late Eighteenth and Early Nineteenth Centuries
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Paperback / Softback
Book Series
Publications of the Philological Society
ISBN-10
1405161329
ISBN-13
9781405161329
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Imprint
Wiley-Blackwell
Country of Manufacture
GB
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Apr 16th, 2007
Print length
296 Pages
Weight
417 grams
Dimensions
22.90 x 15.00 x 1.20 cms
Product Classification:
Grammar, syntax & morphologyGrammar, syntax and morphology
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A detailed study of Gilchrist's grammatical praxis which presents a picture of the complex relationship between grammatical inquiry and the politics of colonial discourse in the early years of the Indian Empire.
A detailed study of Gilchrist’s grammatical praxis which presents a picture of the complex relationship between grammatical inquiry and the politics of colonial discourse in the early years of the Indian Empire. Develops a method of reading colonial grammars that acknowledges both the technical and the political dimensions of the text Explores the political consequences of the choices that grammarians made that could easily elicit reactions of fear, confusion, and even contempt in colonial observers Presents a picture of the complex relationship between grammatical inquiry and the politics of colonial discourse in the early years of the Indian Empire
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